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What is Doxylamine Succinate?

Doxylamine is an antihistamine used in the treatment of short-term insomnia.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Insomnia 16 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Difficulty sleeping through night 6 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 4 2 Efficacy_major
Sleep problems 2 0
Difficulty falling asleep 2 2 Efficacy_moderate
Primary Insomnia 1 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 23 patients currently taking Doxylamine Succinate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 1
None
 7

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Doxylamine Succinate

Fatigue 1
Grogginess 1
Drowsiness 1
Groggy in morning 1

Reported Dosages

  12.5mg as needed 1mg as needed 50mg as needed 25mg as needed 25 mg every other week 2 mg daily 6 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Doxylamine Succinate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 40%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 20%
Expense 1   Expense: 20%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 20%
Other 1   Other: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Doxylamine Succinate

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Doxylamine Succinate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Doxylamine Succinate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Doxylamine Succinate

Always
 8 80%
Usually
 1 10%
Sometimes
 1 10%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Doxylamine Succinate

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 20%
Not at all
 8 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Doxylamine Succinate

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 6 100%

Report created on May 24, 2012.